Nasty, Brutish and Long - Adventures in Eldercare (Paperback)

A candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare
In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. Life is a succession of pokes and prods, medications, TV, bingo, and, possibly, talking to Ira Rosofsky. With a compassionate eye but mordant wit, Rosofsky, a psychologist charged with gauging the mental health of his elders, reveals a culture based not in the empathy of caretaking, but rather in the coolly detached bureaucracy of Medicare and Medicaid.
A portrayal of what is increasingly becoming the last slice of life for many, "Nasty, Brutish, and Long" is also a baby boomer's poignant meditation on mortality, a reflection on his caregiving for his parents' final days, and an examination of the choices that we, as a society, have made about health care for the elderly who are no longer of sound mind and body.

General

Imprint:	Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Ira Rosofsky
Dimensions:	210 x 133 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-58333-377-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the elderly
LSN:	1-58333-377-0
Barcode:	9781583333778

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